Tounge over the bit?

[WishfulThinker]

My sharer has just let me know that Beau just been getting his tounge over his bit - even with the drop done up. So she has ridden him in the normal noseband and the loose ring bit.

I don't mind that bit. But he has never tried that with me, and was a saint on Thursday in our lesson. He mouths the bit a lot though - which TBH I prefer as I've always been told its good.

I am wondering if he has munched something that has hurt his mouth as there is about on 40% grass in the field, adn he already has a big cut on his face from the field - a few have cuts so we think they are trying to get at the grass outside or into the storage container that is in there.

 

[shellyshocker]

my cob mare used to get her tongue over the bit only when i schooled her, perhaps your sharer schools her different to you or has heavier hands. To solve this problem i put her in a snaffle with a port, hey presto smooth schooling and no more tongue over

 

[WishfulThinker]

Well Im using a french link Hanging cheek snaffle, which he plays with, but protests to less. The loose ring snaffle seems to be ok for him to, but if he gets a jab the head shoots up - understandably.

She does have a tendancy to pull him in more as she has a damaged shoulder - hense why I put him in the hanging cheek and the drop as he was very sharp at stopping etc in it

 

[laura_1983]

he could have hurt the roof of his mouth in some way? my pony started putting his tongue over the bit as he has a small mouth and the single joint of the snaffle was sitting high and hurting him, hence he was more comfortable with the joint covered by his tongue!!

 

[vinnie]

maybe the other sharer had the bit too low in his mouth? my pony gets his tongue over with a hanging cheek when it is too low (my bridle doesn't have enough holes!) because he doesn't have much pressure on his mouth, more on the poll. but never with a normal snaffle.

 

[ShettyBetty]

one of mine used to get his tounge over the bit a lot in just a jointed snaffle so we swaped to a Myler and now he is fine as he has room for his tounge. He seems happy with working now.